Northeast 8 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Friday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Landin Hoeppner Earns League's Top Spot
Starting off the list is Leo's Landin Hoeppner, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Hoeppner made a tackle. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 69 yards.
Leo's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. Hoeppner and Leo are taking a road trip to face off against DeKalb at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.62
A Season-Best Performance from Alex Phillips Leads East Noble over Bellmont
East Noble was led to victory by Alex Phillips, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Phillips rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 79 yards.
The win was the seventh in a row for East Noble, bringing their record for this year to 8-1. Phillips and East Noble will host Fort Wayne South Side at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.48
Rylee Biddle's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
On Friday, East Noble got the W thanks in part to Rylee Biddle playing the best football he has all season. Biddle threw for 164 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 passes, and also rushed for 47 yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
For the year, Biddle has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 136.1 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 4.33 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 13.56 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 33.83
Columbia City found a leader in Gavin Smith as the squad took down Norwell on Friday. Smith did his part (and then some), making two total tackles for the 'W'.
The victory made it two in a row for Columbia City and bumps their season record up to 8-1. Smith and Columbia City will head out on the road to face off against Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.18
Dylan Krehl and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Dylan Krehl's big game helped extend East Noble's winning streak to seven on Friday. Krehl did his part (and then some), rushing for 34 yards for the 'W'.
This year, Krehl has run in 12 touchdowns while averaging 101.1 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 59.89 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.10
Other Notable Players
- Grayson Esguerra: 197 yards passing (Gamescore: 28.23)
- Nathan Foster: 98 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.80)
- Graham Blythe: 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 2 forced fumbles (Gamescore: 21.25)
- Ian Ramey: 79 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.00)
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